Night nannies are wealthy mothers’ latest must-have

As seen in the film Tully, exhausted and harassed women are turning to overnight helpers to help cope with their babies

Charlize Theron’s latest movie, Tully, is billed as a comedy, but new parents will probably see it as something closer to a fly-on-the-wall horror film. Tully lays out the grisly anatomy of motherhood: from exhaustion and non-stop breast milk pumping to the overwhelming demands of a neglectful partner and the tantrums of the newborn’s siblings. Salvation for Theron’s character, Marlo, eventually arrives in the form of Tully, a night nanny.

Cinemagoers without children will probably not have heard of these Mary Poppins-like figures, who are the subject of urgent discussions by many new mothers.

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